plural quizzes
1
: an eccentric person
2
3
: the act or action of quizzing
specifically
: a short oral or written test
quizzed; quizzing
quizzer
noun
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Examples of quiz in a Sentence
Noun
The teacher gave us a quiz on the material we studied yesterday.
always eager to put everything down, my boyfriend had to be a quiz and make fun of the actors and costumes in our local theater troupe's latest production
Verb
quickly quizzed her about the assignment before heading off to class
hated the way those relatives would quiz me about my partner and our living arrangements
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Noun
Plus nine other questions from our weekly news quiz.
—Christian Orozco, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
Take the quiz here … 'CALCULATED CRUELTY' – Model sues plastic surgeon boyfriend over 'Frankenstein' procedure.
—Fox News, 30 Oct. 2024
Verb
The ever-charming host and friend of Vulture Brian Moylan led perhaps the juiciest of all the talks, quizzing all the Housewives in the house: Lisa Barlow (Salt Lake City), Ashley Darby (Potomac), Sutton Stracke (Beverly Hills), and Jessel Taank (new-gen RHONY).
—Laura Martin, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
The session was chaired by Traitors host Claudia Winkleman, who quizzed Hunt on her time running BBC One.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Quiz.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quiz. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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